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Friday, July 21, 2017

Color Coding

FTM has a really cool new feature, Color Coding.In the People Workspace, Tree View, upper right corner is a new ICON, Color Coding

Clicking on that ICON, you have choices.

I chose All Ancestors, (4 colors)When I turned that on, The parents of the focus person now have a color below their information.

The first time I turned this feature on, I saw a problem.I returned to myself, and looked at the Index, in the People Workspace, Tree View and scrolled up the index a couple of times.

The colors indicate my direct line ancestors BUT the color for Eliza Pancoast and John are different from the rest of the Worrell / Worrall individuals.Below is my 4 grandparents, each with their own color. The Green dot above and underline below is for my Paternal Grandmother. The Red dot is for my Maternal Grandfather. So, I probably have some research to do.

These families were all in the same area at the same time, been there for years, but I did not realize that the Worrall / Worrell may different or the same family. Remember, in old records spelling doesn't count. I know about the different spellings, but without the color coding, I didn't realize that it may be different families.

Where to ask questions ?

I have long had a Google+ Community that is a place for "conversations" about the Family Tree Maker program. It is a private community, but you can ask to join. Please read the description of the community. I Review YOUR Google+ Profile and looking for hints as to what we have in common, or why you would want to join the community.

It is appropriate to ask questions there, as it is a User to User Community.

Where to get Help

A Blog is not a very helpful place to troubleshoot a problem with Family Tree Maker. There is plenty of help, in the Help Menu of the program that is specific to where you are in the program; In the Help Menu, there is a link to the Family Tree Maker Tech Support website. Please use that link.

Please use these as a resource for problems that you may have with the use of the program.